Peek: Show error message when activated in unsupported virtual folders#44703
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Peek: Show error message when activated in unsupported virtual folders#44703
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Don't show error window when CurrentItem is null - just return silently. This restores the original behavior where CaretVisible() detection in GetSelectedItems() would suppress Peek by returning null, and no window would be shown. PR #44703 added an error window for virtual folders (Home/Recent), but this also triggered when user was typing (rename, search, address bar), stealing focus and cancelling the operation. Fixes #44845
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Don't show error window when CurrentItem is null - just return silently. This restores the original behavior where CaretVisible() detection in GetSelectedItems() would suppress Peek by returning null, and no window would be shown. PR #44703 added an error window for virtual folders (Home/Recent), but this also triggered when user was typing (rename, search, address bar), stealing focus and cancelling the operation. Fixes #44845 <!-- Enter a brief description/summary of your PR here. What does it fix/what does it change/how was it tested (even manually, if necessary)? --> ## Summary of the Pull Request
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Don't show error window when CurrentItem is null - just return silently. This restores the original behavior where CaretVisible() detection in GetSelectedItems() would suppress Peek by returning null, and no window would be shown. PR #44703 added an error window for virtual folders (Home/Recent), but this also triggered when user was typing (rename, search, address bar), stealing focus and cancelling the operation. Fixes #44845 <!-- Enter a brief description/summary of your PR here. What does it fix/what does it change/how was it tested (even manually, if necessary)? --> ## Summary of the Pull Request
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Don't show error window when CurrentItem is null - just return silently. This restores the original behavior where CaretVisible() detection in GetSelectedItems() would suppress Peek by returning null, and no window would be shown. PR #44703 added an error window for virtual folders (Home/Recent), but this also triggered when user was typing (rename, search, address bar), stealing focus and cancelling the operation. Fixes #44845 <!-- Enter a brief description/summary of your PR here. What does it fix/what does it change/how was it tested (even manually, if necessary)? --> ## Summary of the Pull Request
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Summary of the Pull Request
When Peek is activated in virtual folders like Home or Recent, it now displays a clear error message instead of showing a stuck loading state or "Search in Microsoft Store" link.
Problem
When users activate Peek (press the hotkey) in Windows virtual folders such as Home or Recent, the Shell API (SVGIO_SELECTION) returns 0 items because these folders don't support the standard file selection retrieval mechanism. Previously, this caused:
Solution
Initialize()to detect when no files are found after querying the ShellFilePreviewcontrol when the error is shown to prevent displaying irrelevant fallback UIPR Checklist
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